Synopsis
The Daily Freeman-Journal's 3 Up, 3 Down podcast ... An entertaining and informative podcast on a variety of sports topics. The podcasts feature three different conversations, focusing on local, state and national stories. We will have interviews with athletes and coaches, as well as special guests from time to time when the stories warrant.
Episodes
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The Ryder Cup - What Happened?
01/10/2018 Duration: 01h15minIn episode No. 69 of the 3 Up, 3 Down Podcast, hosts Troy Banning and Ross Thede cover the 2018 Ryder Cup aftermath and just what happened to the U.S. Team in its loss to Europe. Segment two focuses on prep football in the Daily Freeman-Journal and Times Republican coverage areas. Segment three is deep dive into the MLB playoffs, and quick hits on the NFL and the NBA. Run time is approximately 1 hour, 15 minutes.
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Cy-Hawk: After The Game
10/09/2018 Duration: 01h09minIn the 68th episode of the 3 Up, 3 Down Podcast, hosts Troy Banning and Ross Thede delve into the Cy-Hawk football game. They give you their version of The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly for both Iowa and Iowa State following the Hawkeyes' 13-3 win on Saturday. In the third segment, Ross's TV snobbery is put under the microscope. Run time is approximately 70 minutes.
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Let's Talk Football
27/08/2018 Duration: 01h28minIn the 67th episode of the 3 Up, 3 Down Podcast, hosts Troy Banning and Ross Thede are back after a 2 1/2-month hiatus to talk football. The preps, including Webster City and South Hamilton, are up first. In the second segment, the Iowa and Iowa State schedules are dissected as they come up with their final records for both teams. In segment No. 3, the controversy at Ohio State is put on trial. All of that and more in a nearly 90-minute podcast.
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We're Back - Finally
04/06/2018 Duration: 01h39sIn the 66th installment of the 3 Up, 3 Down Podcast, hosts Troy Banning and Ross Thede return after a nearly two-month break to catch you up on sports. Area summer sports, the NBA Finals, college basketball, golf and more are covered.
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Introducing JT
16/04/2018 Duration: 54minIn the 65th installment of the 3 Up, 3 Down Podcast, hosts Troy Banning and Ross Thede are joined by special guest Jeremy Thede, or just JT. He helps carry the conversation through Drake’s new basketball coaching hire, villains in sports and an early look at the MLB season.
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It Really Is Madness
19/03/2018 Duration: 01h12minIn the 64th episode of the 3 Up, 3 Down Podcast, hosts Troy Banning and Ross Thede dissect the first weekend of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament and the carnage that occurred. They switch to college wrestling and Iowa’s Spencer Lee in the second segment. The women’s NCAA basketball tourney and a new baseball rule occupy the third and final segment.
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Hoops, Hoops and more Hoops
05/03/2018 Duration: 01h06minIn this episode of the 3 Up, 3 Down Podcast, hosts Troy Banning and Ross Thede touch on all things basketball. They revisit the girls’ state basketball tournament that was held last week, preview the boys’ state tourney set for this week, and look at what is going on with Iowa and Iowa State.
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Winter Is Winding Down
19/02/2018 Duration: 01h07minOn the 62nd installment of the 3 Up, 3 Down Podcast, hosts Troy Banning and Ross Thede recap the state wrestling tournament before diving in to girls and boys basketball.
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2018 State Wrestling Preview
12/02/2018 Duration: 01h27minIt’s that time again - hosts Troy Banning and Ross Thede celebrate the three-year anniversary of the podcast by going back to where it began with a preview of this week’s state wrestling tournament. They cover the state duals and look at many of the brackets in the traditional state tourney.
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We Love Twitter And We Hate Twitter
22/01/2018 Duration: 01h29minIn the 60th episode of the 3 Up, 3 Down Podcast, hosts Troy Banning and Ross Thede spend the first segment talking wrestling, including the North Central Conference tournament from this past weekend. In the second segment they dig into social media, particularly Twitter and their love-hate relationship with the platform.
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Wrestling, Hoops in 2018
09/01/2018 Duration: 01h14minIn the 59th episode of the 3 Up, 3 Down Podcast, hosts Troy Banning and Ross Thede spend two segments on the prep wrestling and girls and boys basketball teams in the Daily Freeman-Journal and Times Republican coverage areas. They also touch on Iowa basketball, LaVar Ball, college football and the NFL playoffs.
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Teske vs. Thomsen
11/12/2017 Duration: 01h02minIn the 58th episode of the 3 Up, 3 Down Podcast, hosts Troy Banning and Ross Thede break down the wrestling match that everyone is talking about between Brody Teske of Fort Dodge and Alex Thomsen of Underwood. In Segment 2, they preview the Hy-Vee Classic that comes up this weekend and weigh in on Iowa, Iowa State and UNI. And in the final segment, it’s all about the bowls, the good and the bad ... but mostly the bad.
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INA All-State: Help!
27/11/2017 Duration: 01h10minIn this episode of the 3 Up, 3 Down Podcast, hosts Troy Banning and Ross Thede tackle the problems with the recent INA All-State football teams and offer up some suggestions on ways to improve the program. In segment No. 2, the wild weekend in college football is discussed, including Iowa’s win at Nebraska and Iowa State’s controversial loss at Kansas State.
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A Fall Recap
08/11/2017 Duration: 01h18minIn this installment of the 3 Up, 3 Down Podcast, hosts Troy Banning and Ross Thede look ahead to the state volleyball tournament and look back at the football and cross country seasons of area teams. Segment No. 2 focuses on the new voting policy for the INA all-state football teams, and they wrap it up by discussing Iowa’s surprising rout of Ohio State this past weekend.
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Time For The Playoffs!
25/10/2017 Duration: 01h15minIn the 55th installment of the 3 Up, 3 Down Podcast, hosts Troy Banning and Ross Thede get you ready for the state football playoffs with analysis on all of the area teams and their first round games. In the second segment, they look back at the 4A state golf tournament and ahead to this weekend’s state cross country meet. They end with chatter about ISU head football coach Matt Campbell and the World Series post Game 1.
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Do You Know Your Sports Movie Trivia?
04/10/2017 Duration: 01h09minIn this installment of the 3 Up, 3 Down Podcast, hosts Troy Banning and Ross Thede hit on all the favorite fall topics - prep football, prep golf, Iowa football and the MLB playoffs. In the final segment, we see how well Ross knows his sports movie trivia, and you can play along as well.
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Fall Reaches Midpoint
18/09/2017 Duration: 01h13minWith the fall prep football season at the halfway point, hosts Troy Banning and Ross Thede discuss what's transpired so far and what to expect going forward. In the segment second, they look back at the Cy-Hawk Showdown, and end discussing prep golf, volleyball and cross country.
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It's Cy-Hawk Week!
06/09/2017 Duration: 01h13minIn this episode of the 3 Up, 3 Down Podcast, hosts Troy Banning and Ross Thede dig into the Cy-Hawk rivalry, which resumes this weekend in Ames. But first, they cover prep football - the surprises of the first two weeks of the regular season and what to expect going forward.
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2017 Prep Football Preview
21/08/2017 Duration: 51minIn the 51st episode of the 3 Up, 3 Down Podcast, hosts Troy Banning and Ross Thede preview the upcoming 2017 Iowa prep football season. Area teams are covered, as are the six classes.
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All About The Diamond
17/07/2017 Duration: 01h06minIn the 50th episode of the 3 Up, 3 Down Podcast, hosts Troy Banning and Ross Thede preview the state softball tournament, which gets underway today from Fort Dodge. They also delve into prep baseball as it finishes its run-up to state this week, and then Major League Baseball.